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Children of the victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, a gas leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant that killed at least 3,500 people, celebrate during a protest after getting their memorandum signed by the prime minister's office (PMO) in New Delhi, India. Dozens of children on Monday protested outside PMO demanding medical care, rehabilitation, and poison free environment in Bhopal, a media release said. Adnan Abidi/Reuters

A woman examines a cubic watermelon before shipment in Zentsuji, western Japan. About 300 dice-shaped fruits were sent out from a local agricultural cooperative branch to big cities like Tokyo and Osaka. This year they are expected to fetch a price tag of about 10,000 yen ($125) each. Kyodo News/AP

Performers give the Young Pioneer's salute in front of a Chinese national flag during a rehearsal for a revolutionary songs singing celebration ahead of the upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre in Chongqing municipality. China will celebrate the upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on July 1, 2011. Reuters

A train driver prepares to depart the Beijing-South railway station for Shanghai, China in a new high-speed train as part of an official trip for members of the media. David Gray/Reuters

Members of the Vienna State Opera Ballet (Wiener Staatsopernballett) perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Nureyev Gala at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria. The Ballet will premiere on June 28, 2011. Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Floodwaters from the Souris River surround homes on 3rd St. N.W., now an earthen levee, near Minot State University in Minot, N.D. As the river hit its record-shattering peak and began a slow retreat, residents looked ahead to an arduous rebuilding job while continuing to deal with short-term obstacles such as sharing the homes of friends and relatives, traffic tie-ups and an advisory to boil drinking water. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

A little boy watches two Israeli girls immerse their feet in a fish tank with Garra rufa, also known as Doctor fish, during a pedicure treatment at a salon in Tel Aviv, Israel. Dan Balilty/AP

A swimmer wearing a yellow security cap makes his way past a police boat during the launch of the 2011 security measures for swimmers on Lake Zurich, Switzerland. Christian Hartmann/Reuters

A laborer carries a pan on his head as he walks past a water gauge pillar while working to repair a portion of the Aliwan Band embankment in Sukkur, located in Pakistan's Sindh province. Up to five million people in Pakistan are at risk from floods this year, partly due to poor reconstruction and the inadequate rehabilitation of survivors who are still reeling from last year's epic deluge, the United Nations said. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Monica Ocampo of Mexico scores a goal against England during their Women's World Cup Group B soccer match in Wolfsburg, Germany. Ina Fassbender/Reuters

A small child runs inside of a plastic ball placed on a swimming pool in Antwerp, Belgium. Children found creative ways to keep cool as temperatures in Belgium on Monday soared into the nineties. Virginia Mayo/AP

The shadows of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France (l.) and a ball boy are reflected onto a wall-covering on the court during the match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Shiite pilgrims walk toward the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine for the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq.Khalid Mohammed/AP

Zookeepers hold one-month-old tiger cubs at a Bali zoo in Gianyar, Indonesia. The three tigers were born on May 20. Firdia Lisnawati/AP

After widespread protests, a six-month state of emergency started in October. Now, much depends on the next move of leaders who have long used their track record of economic development to paper over widespread human rights abuses and political repression.

ByJames Jeffrey, ContributorDecember 9, 2016

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For nearly a year, mass protests surged across Ethiopia – and stormed across the world’s headlines – as a movement that began with farmers fighting land grabs outside the country’s capital mushroomed into the country’s most sustained and widespread period of dissent and protests since its ruling party came to power more than two decades ago.